OCD & Anxiety

OCD & Anxiety Treatment — Bay Area Psychiatrist

Evidence-based care for OCD and anxiety disorders for children, adolescents, and adults across Marin, Oakland, and San Francisco.

Care that takes anxiety seriously — and treats it well

OCD and anxiety can be deeply disruptive, often quietly so. Dr. Asher offers careful evaluation and evidence-based treatment, with particular attention to exposure-based therapies that help patients break free of avoidance and ritual.

Treatment is individualized — therapy alone is often effective, and medication is considered collaboratively when clinically indicated.

Exposure & Response Prevention

A core, evidence-based approach to OCD and many anxiety disorders.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Structured tools to address worry and avoidance.

Across the lifespan

Care for children, adolescents, and adults.

Integrative perspective

Therapy plus thoughtful medication when indicated.

Approach to care

Evidence-based, individualized treatment

  • Comprehensive diagnostic evaluation
  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Behavioral interventions for children
  • Selective medication management

Conditions

Concerns commonly addressed

OCDGeneralized anxietySocial anxietyPanic disorderHealth anxietySelective mutismPhobias

Service area

In-person care across the Bay Area

Marin County
East Bay
San Francisco
Oakland
Berkeley
Kentfield
Mill Valley
San Rafael
Larkspur
Corte Madera
Tiburon
Sausalito
Alameda
Walnut Creek

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Reach out for a brief introductory phone call. We'll discuss your concerns, answer your questions, and determine whether Dr. Asher's practice is the right fit.

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